Thursday, May 7, 2009

May can be heavenly in South Carolina ~ if you get the "perfect" Spring season. One where it doesn't warm up too soon, then get hit by a frost, followed by the fast forward to hot-hot-hot Summer! This year we couldn't ask for prettier weather, although we've been getting pounded by thunderstorms and tornado warnings. The only interior room in our house is a hallway, so if a tornado comes across our neck of the woods, we better throw a mattress over us and the 3 dogs and pray!

So...here's what's blooming now at our house...

This is our very first peony bloom with more to come I hope. This one sprung up in the bed at the front of the house. We have several more in the back border bed that have not yet bloomed but are close!

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Don't forget your MOTHERS! Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 10th. Hubby and I are working on a red cardinal whirligig for my Mom. It's in the final painting stages today and might not get to Mom exactly on time. She's used to me being late. I'll send her a photo and let her know it's on the way! When it's done, I'll post it here. We had bought a yellow bird whirligig when we lived in Suffolk, VA, several years ago. It had been sitting in the garage until I convinced DH to put it up in the back border garden a couple of weeks ago. As he cheerfully obliged, he started thinking "oh, I could make a bunch of those and sell them on eBay and make some money." Well, after working on the one that is our Mother's Day gift, he quickly realized there's not much profit margin to be had! LOL!

3 comments:

Mary ...your Flowers are just Beautiful ...such a bonus to living out east ..the last few days of near 100 degrees would have killed them here ..all the green is just about gone out here ..Thanks for sharing I always enjoy seeing the other side of the country ...LOL !!

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Been there, done that ~ Attempted a career change to medical billing/coding which didn't work out. My primming days are far and few between of late, and I miss it, although I know I will never give up pursuing creative interests! Looking forward to re-entering the work force. I figure it's just a matter of percentages and keep applying for anything I am qualified to do. Selling the house and moving for hubby's job may be a change we will have to make in the near future. Life's plans for you are always a moving target, aren't they?